Solid State Materials Lecture

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This course explores how solid state materials are built from chemical elements. The X-ray radiation gives us an opportunity to see how atoms are arranged on an atomic scale to compose the crystal structures, which we will study. The laboratory portion of the course will demonstrate to students how researchers create solid state materials directly from elements, without flasks and beakers. The students will gain practical skills to solve, refine and analyze the crystal structures. Crystal structures will be explained with modern crystal symmetry theory, including translational and point symmetry elements. Students will be introduced to methods to optimize the models of inorganic crystal structures, characterize the materials, and describe physical properties from calculated data. A grade of C or better in CHEM 101 .